Chattogram, Apr 7 (UNB) – Four people went missing as an engine-run boat capsized in the Karnaphuli River in Patenga of the city on Sunday night.
Deputy Director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence Jasim Uddin said the boat sank in the river around 7:45pm after being hit by a launch while going to the other side of the river from Ghat-13.
Although eight people managed to swim ashore, four other went missing, he said, adding that a firefighting team went to the spot to rescue the missing people.